Chickadee Photo Art

Dragonflies

// July 16th, 2009 // Boreal Forest, Dragonflies-Butterflies-Moths, Insects

I love dragonflies not only for their delicate transluscent wings but because they eat those most nasty of summer pests – mosquitoes. Yesterday a swarm of dragonflies flew in – they were everywhere. Was it a hatch? Was it the city releasing dragonflies to assist in mosquito control – possibly. Anyway, I looked up in the sky and they kept coming and coming. A little unusual I thought but they were gracious enough to land and spend time in my garden area sunning themselves and most importantly sweeping up on the mosquitoes in mid flight. Many people collect items with dragonfly decor. These photos would enlarge very well.  Try “clicking” on an image  (2x)  to see a larger view – the wings are really beautiful.

I really liked the fact that the blue summer sky was the background in this photo.

This picture is a little deceiving – at first it looks like the twig has wings but you can see a little of the dragonfly body behind.

A few more . . .

Enjoy!

~Sharon